Brewing
15 articles
Coffee Grinders: The Most Important Gear You Can Buy
How to choose a coffee grinder: blade vs burr, conical vs flat, hand vs electric, what to spend, grind size by method and cleaning.
Kettles and Scales: The Two Tools That Make Coffee Repeatable
How to choose a coffee kettle and scale: gooseneck vs standard, temperature control, what a scale needs and what to spend.
Water for Coffee: What to Brew With and Why It Matters
How water changes your coffee: the two things to know, the SCA standard in plain terms, filter and bottled options, and hard water fixes.
Cold Brew Coffee: An Easy Concentrate for Smooth Iced Coffee
How to make smooth cold brew concentrate at home: ratio, steep time, storage, the best beans, and fixes for weak or bitter batches.
Cupping at Home: How to Taste Coffee Like a Pro
How to cup coffee at home like a pro: the simplified protocol, what you need, step-by-step tasting and a three-coffee comparison session.
Dialing In: How to Fix a Coffee Recipe One Change at a Time
How to fix a coffee recipe one change at a time: the four controls, starting recipes and troubleshooting for filter coffee and espresso.
Espresso at Home: A Beginner's Guide to Your First Good Shot
A beginner's guide to espresso at home: choosing a machine, a starting recipe, dialing in your shot, picking coffee and making milk drinks.
How to Taste Coffee: Using the Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel
How to taste coffee with the flavor wheel: what to look for in a cup, a simple tasting method and practice exercises you can do at home.
Moka Pot Coffee: Strong Stovetop Coffee Without the Bitterness
How to brew strong moka pot coffee without bitterness: how it works, a step-by-step recipe, fixes for bad cups, best coffee and care.
AeroPress: The Travel-Proof Coffee Maker
How to brew clean, flexible AeroPress coffee: standard or inverted method, a base recipe, ways to adjust it and fixes for a weak or bitter cup.
French Press Coffee: Rich, Easy and Hard to Mess Up
How to brew rich French press coffee at home: ratio, grind, steep time, a low-sludge method and fixes for bitter or muddy cups.
Pour-Over Coffee: A Beginner's Guide to the V60 and Kalita Wave
A beginner's guide to pour-over coffee with the V60 and Kalita Wave: choosing a dripper, gear, a simple recipe and fixes for common problems.
Light Roast Coffee: Bright, Fruity and Easy to Get Wrong
What light roast coffee is, how it tastes, which beans suit it and how to brew it well, so you can tell if it is for you.
Medium Roast Coffee: The Sweet, Balanced Middle
What medium roast coffee is, how it tastes, which beans suit it and how to brew it, so you can tell if this balanced roast is for you.
Fresh Coffee: Roast Dates, Resting and Storage
How to keep coffee fresh: reading roast dates, how long to rest beans, buying whole bean, how much to buy and how to store or freeze it.